Alexander the Great was a man of epic proportions whose  death remains an enduring mystery.  The exploits of his short life are so legendary that they inspire one to wonder what else he may have accomplished with just a few more years of life.  People throughout the ages have also found it irresistible to contemplate the events that cut short his life after so many heroics at age 33 as they ponder this great “what if.”

It is true that the odds of further conquest were against Alexander towards the end of his…